Perryville: Bridal showers, weddings, waffle breakfasts

Reba Ann Hause was the guest of honor at a bridal shower Sunday. Held at the home of her mother, Cheryl Whited, and given by her matron of honor, Ashley Barton, sister of the bride, and her bridesmaids, sister Chrissie Grove, cousin Amy Donoho, niece Julia Berg and junior bridesmaid Reba Grove, her niece. Family members of Reba's paternal side of the family included Mom Mom Peggy Scholl, Aunt Mary Lou Southall, close friends of the family Shirley Volkart and Joan Pyle and me.

Congratulations to Pastor Neale Wirtanen and his new bride, Janet, who were married Saturday, Sept. 15.

Havre de Grace Elks Lodge is having a self-serve all-you-can-eat waffle breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. $6 per person for homemade waffles with a variety of toppings along with bacon, sausage, juices and coffee.

The Grand Chapter of Maryland held its Eastern Shore Grand Visitation meetings last week with the first meeting at Worcester Chapter 102 in Snow Hill, the second meeting at Wicomico Chapter 91 in Salisbury and the third and final meeting at Roelma Chapter 113 in Sharptown.

The Past and Present Matrons and Patrons Association of Northern Maryland of the Grand Chapter of Maryland Order of the Eastern Star held its quarterly meeting at Chippaerelli's this week. Those in attendance were Tom and Marianne Preyer, Ed and Sandy Matthews, Rosalie Monath, Sandra Lee Massey, all from Victory Chapter 40 in Aberdeen; Tom and Sue McLaughlin, Aileen Squires, Diane Smith, Roger and I, Louise Fagan, Carolyn and Ron Mathias, Susie Passwaters and Joyce Caldwell, all from Havre de Grace Chapter 27; and Betty Bollock, Bonnie Plitka, Kathy Voris, Becky Gjerdahl and Jean Penley, all from Harford Chapter 84 in Bel Air.

The new corps of association officers was elected as this meeting with the following elected to serve for the 2012-2013 year: Susan Passwaters, Havre de Grace Chapter 27, president; Sandra Lee Massey, Victory Chapter 40, vice president; Diane Smith, Havre de Grace Chapter 27, secretary; and Kathy Voris, Harford Chapter 84, treasurer.

Perryville High School Class of 1972 is invited to a reunion. It will be Oct. 20 in Bel Air. For more information email Linda Land Vest, vestshelton@aol.com

The USNTC Bainbridge Reunion will be held at the Clarion Hotel in Aberdeen Sept. 26 to 30.

If you love to sing….the Upper Chesapeake Chorus, Harford County's award winning women's a cappella show chorus, is for you. Call the chorus hotline, 410-638-0777, for more information.

There will be a 1950s and 1960s dance on Sept. 22 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Perryville Fire Company, Minker Hall. $10 per person includes draft beer and soda. Cash bar for all other drinks. For more information and tickets call Janet Brown, 410-3783802.

The 5th annual benefit 5K run/walk "Walk for Life" will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6 on the Ma & Pa Trail. This event is to benefit Alpha's Glory. Online registration at http://www.alphasglobry.org. Onsite registration will be at 8 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, $12 ticket, $5 extra. Basket bingo. Doors open at 6 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., bingo at 7 p.m. Sponsored by St. Paul's Youth. To be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 201 Mt. Royal Ave., Aberdeen. Tickets available by calling Brenda Conjour, 410-273-7332, or church office, 410-272-3111. Bring a canned good and/or non-perishable for bonus prize ticket.

Friday, Sept. 28, $12 in advance, $15 at the door, $5 extra. Basket & Bags Bingo (Vera Bradley and Longaberger). Doors open at 6 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m. and bingo at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Aberdeen Lioness Lions. To be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 201 Mt. Royal Ave., Aberdeen,. Tickets available by calling Brenda Conjour, 410-273-7332, or Sandy Pierce, 443-876-4472. Bring a canned good and/or non-perishable for bonus prize ticket.

Happy belated birthday to Allen Walker. In celebration of the big day, his wife held a party at the VFW in Havre de Grace.

Birthday wishes to Teresa Chrisniak, who will celebrate her birthday Sept. 21, and Shirley Volkart, who will celebrate Sept. 22.

Anniversary wishes are extended to Cheryl and Richard Wyre and Dick and Nancy Long on their Sept. 26 anniversaries, to Mike and Barb Hiob, will celebrate Sept. 29, and to Phil and Candy Powell on Sept. 17.

Gordon and Beverly Tozer are wished a very happy 51st wedding anniversary on Sept. 30.

Condolences are extended to Jeanne and Bill Gunn on the passing of Jeanne's mother, Donna Busby, and to the family of Yvonne Bodt on her recent passing.

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